| Place | Oceania: Australia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL30358 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Badge |
| Physical description | Silver; Enamel |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916-1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
Sweetheart brooch : Sapper M Parkes, 1 Australian Wireless Squadron
Description
Small sweetheart brooch showing a silver Australian Wireless Squadron symbol of a winged lightening bolt attached to an enamelled purple rectangle with a brooch fastening on the back.
History / Summary
Brooch associated with 17539 Sapper Murray Parkes, a printer's traveller from Sydney, NSW. Parkes enlisted on 6 December 1916 and served in Mesopotamia with 1 Australian Cavalry Divisional Signal Squadron and from 23 May 1918 with 1 Australian Wireless Squadron. He embarked for return to Australia on 22 July 1919 and was discharged from the AIF on 5 October 1919.